Vanessa Hudson (executive)

Vanessa Hudson
Born1969 or 1970 (age 54–55)[1]
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia[1]
EducationPymble Ladies' College
Alma materUniversity of Technology Sydney (UTS)
OccupationBusiness executive
Known forFirst female CEO of Qantas
TitleCEO, Qantas
Children2

Vanessa Hudson (born 1969 or 1970)[1] is an Australian business executive and CEO of Qantas since 2023, having first joined the company in 1994.[2] Since joining the airline, Hudson has been in a variety of senior positions, culminating in 2023 when she was announced as the company's next CEO to succeed Alan Joyce in November 2023.[3] Hudson was set to become the first female CEO of Qantas.[4] On 5 September 2023, it was announced Joyce would quit early following revelations the company may have continued to sell tickets for flights that had already been cancelled, with Hudson taking over the following day.[5]

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  2. ^ Hawke, Jack; Williams, Claudia (2 May 2023). "Qantas has announced a new CEO to take over from Alan Joyce. Who is Vanessa Hudson?". ABC News. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  3. ^ Visontay, Elias; Barrett, Jonathan (2 May 2023). "Vanessa Hudson to replace Alan Joyce as Qantas CEO". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Qantas has announced a new CEO to take over from Alan Joyce. Who is Vanessa Hudson?". ABC News. 2023-05-02. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
  5. ^ Cherney, Mike. "Qantas CEO Quits After Airline Allegedly Sold Tickets for Canceled Flights". WSJ. Retrieved 2023-09-05.

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